Recorded
by DJ MF Shalem at:
Nicola’s Trattoria
(Keene, NH),
Carriage House
(Dublin, NH),
Yellow Clover
(Keene, NH)
All keyboards by
DJ MF Shalem
(except where noted).
All scratches by
DJ MF Shalem.
lyrics
11. RISE Getting older everyday
and we still doing what we like/
All you soldiers wanna play but
chill we aint trying to fight/ We
the full moon rising over these
new hampshire skies/ We struggle
everyday but it’s the reason we
rise/ I’m always thinking about
the days that passed/ I’m always
feeling like these ways won’t last/
but something stuck from the mid
90’s in the backwoods towns/
808 sounds and those bubble
goose downs/ that’s my childhood,
I always want to get back/ up to
no good, what could be better
than that? now we grown up, worn
tough, got life stuff, no blunt puffs/
we’ve battled enough we wanna
call old age’s bluff/ I made it to
33, had a million opportunities/
but couldn’t make it work how
i thought it should be/ always
ended up short, goals half met/
probably shoulda played sports,
bled more than sweat/ lead more
than set, trends and fires alike/
but regardless of how i kicked a
ball i’m nice on the mic/ and in
spite of my examples, I ain’t trying
to settle/ cause this the only thing
gonna take me to that next level/
(chorus)
Getting older everyday and we still
doing what we like/ All you soldiers
wanna play but chill we aint trying
to fight/ We the full moon rising
over these new hampshire skies/
We struggle everyday but it’s the
reason we rise/ Look in the mirror
try to get yourself right/ you a
crook half way between a bark
and a bite/ look look look they
done shooting but you aint in their
sites/ crew deep like a cypher on a
saturday night/
I want to play every venue on the
road/ I wanna knock these rookies
out cold/ romantic, and simplistic,
but not really realistic/ when you
figure all the failed attempts I
had to get it/ we mighta seen our
moment, i’m pretty sure i missed
it/ all the while music’s on the pole
stripping for gimmicks/ but never
no mind, it can’t be bigger than
right here/ a minute is a lifetime
when you there ain’t nothing to
fear/ no matter what this sells, i’ve
got a vision of self/ My pain is my
experience, I feed off the wealth/
I look forward to the future when
a kid stumbles on this/ and loves
the retro sound and the echo in
the chorus/ I gave it all i could and
I couldn’t watch the music starve/
cause my fire got nothing do with
being a falling star/ I’ll shoot a
catch 22, I’ll keep on pushing it
through/ I’ll keep on doing what I
do, that’s making music for you/
(chorus)
Recorded
by DJ MF Shalem at:
Nicola’s Trattoria
(Keene, NH),
Carriage House
(Dublin, NH),
Yellow Clover
(Keene, NH)
All keyboards by
DJ MF Shalem
(except where noted).
All scratches by
DJ MF Shalem.
I'm not really sure why I slept on this album for so long. Oh that's right, I prefer the blue pill to the stark reality of our morally defunct society as presented in this brilliant piece of work. This album is a poignant combination of rage, desperation, and just enough hope to force my eyes open. Jay-Radd
Album of the year. In a fair and just world, they would be headlining festivals with this one. Big hooks. Vivid verses. Fingers-crossed, the instrumentals will get the vinyl treatment. Goodwill Hunter
Sometimes you come across an artist that is compelled to do what they do.
I appreciate the musicality and the arrangement and the artistry of the songs. He sings and plays like his life depends on it. I appreciate the humanity of the lyrics… Like reading Tortilla Flats, or watching Nobody’s Fool.
Ceschi is a bright star. I’m glad he’s loose in the world. oldtruck